Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard admits he needs to be more consistent to keep his place in the England team.
Midfielder eager to prove he is worth his place to Capello
Steven Gerrard has urged Fabio Capello not to give up on him after admitting he needs to be more consistent to keep his place in the England team.
Liverpool skipper Gerrard has regularly inspired his club to success, but has struggled to enjoy a similar impact at international level.
He has conceded that he has not always clicked with regular midfield partner Frank Lampard and the duo again failed to hit it off in Saturday's 5-1 win over Kazakhstan.
Reports have claimed Gerrard could be dropped for Wednesday's qualifier in Belarus and he has suggested he is fighting for his place in Capello's side.
Desperate
"He (Capello) wants me to emulate my form for Liverpool for England and he is prepared to help me," said Gerrard.
"That's what I want. I don't want a manager to give up on me for club or country. I want them to keep trying to make me better.
"I'll be honest, I haven't always hit my Liverpool form for England, but it's not through a lack of trying. I'm desperate to play well for England.
"I have delivered, but I need to make that more consistent. That's the next challenge for me, to try to stay in the starting XI and perform as consistently for England as I do for Liverpool. But I believe we are getting to where we want to be."
Healthy
Gerrard has been impressed by Capello's impact as coach and believes the Italian's decision to leave it late before naming his team is of benefit to the squad.
He added: "The new manager doesn't pick the team until a couple of hours before kick-off which I think is really healthy.
"Sometimes we knew the team very early in the week and the players who weren't involved would give up because they weren't in the XI, but training has been really competitive and everybody is fighting for positions.
"The manager has shown in the games he has been in charge he's prepared to make changes. He's not bothered about big names or big hitters, he'll pick the team who he thinks will do the job."
